Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals

Mission: The mission of the cheyenne animal shelter is to enhance the quality of life for animals and people through compassion, respect and education.

Programs: The animal shelter serves as an advocate for the safety and welfare of animals in the community, providing humane shelter to hold and adopt animals, promote humane education, and reunite lost animals and their owners.

the animal shelter provides animal control services to the city of cheyenne and laramie county. Animal control officers patrol the city and county, investigate reported cases of neglect and abuse, and issue citations when conditions warrant and when other interventions have failed to improve the situation. Officers educate and advise owners on leash and license laws, and enforce waste management ordinances. They also provide education to citizens and owners on the humane and responsible care and treatment of animals, promoting kindness and compassion toward all animals, and offer help and suggestions to owners with animal issues such as barking dogs, escaping dogs, roaming cats, and unwanted wildlife. When necessary, officers also work closely with the game and fish department and the livestock board to remove wildlife and livestock from inappropriate environments.